In the immortal words of Grace Jones, Its history repeating.   

Its not all glass and steel, orange and grey in the style sheets these days. Instead, vivid jewel tones and rich texture are moving to the fore. As styles shift and each new generation rediscovers the classics, Louis Comfort Tiffany, the American polymath, is back in the [...]

Bostons culture of disruption and innovation was in full force on Thursday, May 12^th as artists, thinkers, and business leaders gathered at the unveiling of the Tiffany Ayer Mansion at 395 Commonwealth Avenue, an evening of light and color.

When the sleek, pale faade of The Tiffany Ayer Mansion was unveiled in 1902 amid the red brick of Bostons Commonwealth Avenue, it was a challenge to the old order. Disruption and innovation are a Boston tradition. For a provincial capital, Boston has always punched above its weight on the world stage. From the Tea Party to Isabella Stewart [...]

For close to 100 years, a Concord family has enjoyed growing up on and taking care of the Richard Temple Farm in Concord, MA. The original home was built in 1671 as part of the early settlement of Spencer Brook and is the oldest structure in the Barrett Farm Historic District. The [...]

Since 1761, only two owners have owned O. L. St. John Farm. It spans a half-mile across a rounded valley of rolling verdant meadows outside Woodstock, Vermont. The St. John family shares some memories.

In 1966, our father and mother drove to Vermont from Connecticut in search of 13 acres of land and a spring. After viewing several properties [...]

2020 was a year full of unexpected change. Among them was a booming real estate market as families traded heavily populated states such as New York and California, along with major metropolitan areas, for the suburbs and rural America. The reasons are many, but the lower real estate prices outside of congested areas are a big factor, [...]

Wolcott Woods is distinguished not only by its magnificent setting, but also its roots in Massachusetts history. In 1851, prominent Beacon Hill merchant Joshua Harrington Wolcott bought the land and subsequently built Blue Hill, a summer residence for his family. Later known as the Wolcott Mansion, Roger Wolcott, the former Governor of the [...]

One of the best parts of the holiday season is seeing the different decorations going up. The owners of One Sears Road in Southborough, MA, do not miss a detail when they deck the halls. The grand traditional decorations perfectly adorn the 6-bedroom historic estate, which was once a summer retreat for one of Bostons wealthiest [...]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in one of LandVests properties? We invite our owners to tell us a bit about their experience, what they love about their homes and some of their history. The owners of [...]